{"nrhp_refnum":"91000114","name":"Coca Cola Company Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1322--1336 S. Wabash Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.86490971600006,"lon":-87.62623369999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-02-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ten-story, flat-roofed brick commercial and manufacturing building at 1322-32 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, designed in 1903 and built in 1903-04, with additions in 1913 and 1914. It was designed by architect Frank P. Abbott.","why_significant":"It was the first building constructed to house the Chicago headquarters and syrup manufacturing of the Coca Cola Company, which used it from 1904 until 1928. Of the 21 early syrup plants in the United States and Canada through World War II, it is the only one known to survive, apart from a portion of one in Atlanta. It also shows early hollow tile arch and concrete construction, uncommon in Chicago in 1904.","narrative":"Rising ten stories on South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, this red-brick building was designed in 1903 by architect Frank P. Abbott and completed in 1904 as the Chicago headquarters of the Coca Cola Company. Offices occupied the first floor, while syrup was made in vats on the upper floors. Additions in 1913 and 1914 added a south bay, two more stories and a three-story wing. The structure uses concrete and arched hollow tile, an unusual method in Chicago at the time, and its limestone base, bold Ionic entry columns and terra cotta cornice show classical influence. The company outgrew the space and moved in 1928. It is the only known surviving example of the 21 early Coca Cola syrup plants built in the United States and Canada before World War II, apart from part of one in Atlanta. Later uses included printing and offices. Plans call for converting the interior to loft residences while preserving original features.","period_of_significance":"1904-1928","architect_builder":"Abbott, Frank","architectural_style":"Commercial Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent structural condition with excellent integrity; upper floors are empty, and a certified rehabilitation into loft residences is planned.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.940293-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/8925/28892566/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/91000114.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000114/153922ee73-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000114/153922ee73-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coca_Cola_Company_Building_Chicago_IL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coca_Cola_Company_Building_Chicago_IL.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892566","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_Building_(Chicago)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14687461"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/coca-cola-company-building-91000114/"}